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How to Write Recipe

Scripts for Your

Instant Pot Smart

Version 1.1

Feb. 2015

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Introduction

Your Instant Pot Smart comes with an innovative

capability which enables recipe scripts to be written on a

smartphone or tablet, and then uploaded to the cooker

to be executed via the Bluetooth connection.

A recipe script consists of commands executed in

sequence. This guide is about how to write the recipe

scripts on the Instant Pot Smart Cooker app.


Start writing a recipe script

1. Tap the “Add” button in the DIY Recipe

section to start a new recipe script. See

screenshot on right.

2. Tap the “+” on the top-

right corner to add a

cooking task.


Start writing a recipe script (cont…)

3. The available commands show up as a

list, see screenshot on the right. Select a

command, e.g. “Hold the temperature” as

the first cooking task.

4. You can then configure this

task with the parameters of

time, temperature, heating

level, and optionally a

message to be displayed, a

sound when the task starts and

the LED light to turn on. Tap

“Done” on the top-right corner

when finished.


Save your recipe script

5. When a task is added, you can add additional

tasks by tapping “+” on the top-right corner. The new

task will be added to the end of the task list.

Tasks are added in sequence, which is also the

execution order. If you need to delete a task, tap

“Edit” on the top row and remove the task

After adding all the tasks, you can save the recipe

script with a name. This saved script will be shown

in the “DIY Recipes” on the app’s home screen.

Note the “DIY Recipes” section scrolls side ways.


Share your recipe script

6. If your recipe script is a great success and you

want to share the joy with friends, you can tap the

“Share”, see rightmost screenshot. This allows you

email the recipe script to your friends. It attaches a

file with “.cooker” extension. If your friends also has

the “Smart Cooker” app on their mobile device,

trying to open the “.cooker” attachment imports your

recipe script into your friends’ device and they can

now reproduce exactly the same recipe as you

enjoyed.

Note: please do not change the name of the script

which is part of the script.


Commands in recipe scripts

• There are 6 commands which

can be used writing your recipe

script

• Each commands can be

configured with a number of

parameters, to be explained in

the following pages


Command: Heat for a period

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• This command is to heat the inner pot for a

period of time regardless the temperature

level. The temperature will be guarded by

the cooker for overheating condition.

• “Message” is to be displayed on the control

panel LCD. The value to be displayed can

be “On”, “Hot”, and a time value depends on

if the time is counting up or down.

• “LED” value is to specify which LED light on

the control panel will be turned on during

cooking. Values allowed are: “None”,

“Manual” and “Keep Warm”.

• “Duration” specifies the length of heating in

terms of hours and minutes.

• “Heating Level” indicates a percentage of

the full power used during heating process.

A typical use of this command is to write a

recipe script for cooking hot pot.


Command: Heat to a temperature

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• This command is to heat the inner pot until

a specified temperature is reached.



be “On”, “Hot”, and a time value depends

on if the time is counting up or down.

• “LED” value is to specify which LED light on

the control panel will be turned on during

cooking. Values allowed are: “None”,

“Manual”, and “Keep Warm”.

• “Temperature” is the targeted temperature

for this command. You can change the C or

F in the “Settings” screen of the app.


the full power used during heating process.

A typical use of this command is fast heating up

the food content to a specified temperature.


Command: Heat to a pressure

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• This command is to heat until the

specified pressure is reached in the inner

pot.

• “Message” is to be displayed on the

control panel LCD. The value to be

displayed can be “On”, “Hot”, and a time

value depends on if the time is counting

up or down.

• “LED” value is to specify which LED light

on the control panel will be turned on

during cooking. Values allowed are:

“None”, “Manual”, and “Keep Warm”.

• “Pressure Level” refers to high or low

level.


the full power used during heating

process.


Command: Pause

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• This command is to temporarily pause the heating

process for a specified time period. It comes with a

user selected sound alerting the user a cooking

step has completed, and an action is typically

required to the user to intervene, such as adding

food and spices to the pot.

• “Message” is to be displayed on the control panel

LCD. The value to be displayed can be “On”, “hot”,

and a time value depends on if the time is

counting up or down.

• “Sound” specifies a selection of possible audio

outputs, including “Short Beep”, “Long Beep”,

“Short Beep/15 seconds”, and “Music”. This is

used to alert

• “Duration” specifies the time period of the pause

operation.

• Note: when the “Pause” command is running, the

heating element is turned off.


Command: Hold the pressure

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• This command is to heat up the inner pot to

the specified working pressure and hold the

pressure for the given time period.



be “On”, “Hot”, and a time value depends

on if the time is counting up or down.

• “Duration” specifies the time period to hold

the pressure.

• “Pressure Level” refers to the high or low

level.

• “Burn Protection Temperature” is the

maximum temperature allowed in this

process to prevent food from being burnt at

the bottom.


Command: Hold the temperature

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• This command is to heat up the inner pot

to the specified temperature.

• “Message” is to be displayed on the

control panel LCD. The value to be

displayed can be “On”, “hot”, and a time

value depends on if the time is counting up

or down.

• “Duration” specifies how long the heating

will last in terms of hours and minutes.

• The “Temperature” can be from 20°C/68°F

to 100°C/212°F. Please note due to the

fact that the thermal probe is at the bottom

of the inner pot, there may be a variation

of +/-5°C (10°F) to the target temperature


the full power used during heating

process.


Calibration

• Due to the fact that the thermal probe of Instant Pot Smart is at

the bottom of the inner pot, the “Hold the temperature” command

may be +/-5°C (10°F) off from the target temperature. Calibration

is necessary to achieve a better accuracy.

• The calibration process is to fill the inner pot with a specific

amount of liquid. If you use “Hold the temperature” command

with a target temperature, say 70°C/158°F, the liquid may be

heated to 73°C/163°F, measured with an external

thermometer. This is 3°C/5°F over your target temperature. You

should then configure your recipe script to a target temperature

of 67°C/153°F to compensate the inaccuracy.

• Once calibrated, for the same amount of liquid, the temperature

can be maintained consistently between uses at the target

temperature with an accuracy of +/- 1°C(2°F).


Sous Vide cooking

• Sous-vide is a method of cooking food sealed in

airtight plastic bags in a water bath. By using the

Smart Cooker app, you can program your Instant Pot

Smart to maintain the water in the inner pot at a

specified temperature.

• Please calibrate your sous vide script following the

process in the previous page.

• Due to the less accuracy in the temperature control,

Instant Pot Smart is best used for sous vide cooking

food materials less sensitive to temperature

variations, such as eggs, meat and vegetables. It’s a

challenge to sous vide cooking fish in the cooker.


Use Case: Keep Warm after Cooking

• If you want to keep the food

warm after cooking, you can

add the "Hold the

temperature" command at

70°C/158°F (or other

temperature of your choice)

to keep the food warm for a

specified period of time.


Resources

• Download the Instant Pot Smart Cooker App:

http://instantpot.com/smartcooker/ or scan the

QR code on right

• Instant Pot Smart FAQ:

http://instantpot.com/faq/instant-pot-smart/

• Instant Pot Smart specifications:

http://instantpot.com/benefits/specifications-and-

manuals/instant-pot-smart-series-specifications/

• Other recipe script sources:

http://www.hippressurecooking.com/category/smartc

ooker/

http://instantpot.com/smartcooker/

http://instantpot.com/smartcooker/







http://instantpot.com/benefits/specifications-and-manuals/instant-pot-smart-series-specifications/














http://www.hippressurecooking.com/category/smartcooker/



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